Scarlett (Second Edition) by Karima Saad Usman novel Chapter 32

Scarlett

Chapter 32

Scarlett’s POV

Lucian’s words struck like daggers, each one sharper than the last. “Clay and Maxwell might care for you, but I don’t, and I never will. I didn’t bring you here to dine with us–you’re beneath me. I don’t eat with people like you. I brought you here to set your boundaries.” His tone was icy, his gaze filled with disdain. Each word was designed to hurt, to remind me just how little he regarded the bond we shared.

A shiver of anger and pain shot through me, but I held back my tears, swallowing them down. He was the one who disrespected the bond, not me. He was the one flaunting his lust for someone else. And now, with Clay and Maxwell gone, I was forced to endure every word, every bitter drop of his contempt, without an ounce of protection.

“Stasia has moved in today,” he continued, gesturing to her with an approving glance that turned my stomach. “I don’t want you entering this place again. She’ll handle the chores here, and I’m sure Clay and Maxwell will agree. Make yourself scarce. I don’t want to see your pathetic face around here ever again, starting now.”

Stasia wore a smug smile, a cruel satisfaction dancing in her eyes. Something inside me snapped. The urge to shatter her smugness overtook my fear, and I steadied my voice, speaking with an icy calm I didn’t know I possessed.

“Fine,” I said, each word measured. “If you’ve found yourself a worthy mate, then it’s time you do the right thing and reject me, Alpha.” I stared straight at him, unflinching, the finality in my tone unmistakable. “I’ll accept your rejection without hesitation. I want nothing to do with a bond to someone like you.”

Lucian’s grip tightened around his spoon, his knuckles white as he bent it in his fist, the metal twisting beneath his strength. The brief flicker of fury in his eyes was satisfying in a way I hadn’t expected.

“You mean you haven’t rejected her yet?” Stasia’s voice was a mix of disbelief and irritation, as if she couldn’t fathom why he would

keep me around even a moment longer.

Lucian glared at me, but I could see he was cornered. “I can’t reject her alone,” he muttered through clenched teeth, his gaze

dropping to his hands. “Clay and Maxwell need to be in agreement.” His voice held a brittle quality, a hint of desperation as he tried

to reassure Stasia.

I couldn’t help it–I laughed. The sound spilled out, loud and defiant, filling the tense silence around us. It wasn’t just a laugh;

was a release, a declaration. His lie was so thin, so transparent, that I knew he felt the sting of it.

“You shouldn’t lie to your woman, Alpha Lucian,” I said, my voice steady and unwavering. “Alpha Clay and Alpha Maxwell already

told you to go ahead with the rejection. They assured you they would hold no grudge. You won’t do it, though–not because of them, but because you can’t.” I took a deep breath, feeling a strange strength rising within me, a surge of confidence I’d never felt before. “Until you do it, I’ll come and go as I please. The goddess tied us together; like it not, the three of you are my mates, and that

bond won’t be broken until all of you reject me.”

The words rolled off my tongue with unexpected power. I could feel something inside me shifting, stirring–an energy wrapping around me, linking me to him. It was undeniable, that raw pull that seemed to root me to Lucian, making me bolder, grounding me

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in the connection we shared even as he seethed with frustration.

“Get out!” Lucian’s voice shook with barely contained rage, his fists clenched, his entire body tense as though fighting something within himself. But I could see through his fury, sense the conflict brewing beneath his defiant exterior. He could yell and resist all he wanted, but I knew he felt it too.

Ftilted my head, a small, defiant smile on my lips. “No.” I replied calmly, locking eyes with him, letting him feel the full weight of the bond we shared. “Tonight, I think I’ll sleep in Alpha Clay’s room. Maybe I’ll linger there awhile.” My voice was soft but laced with purpose, the force inside me urging me to push him, to confront him with the truth he was so determined to deny. I wanted him to feel the power of the bond, the same connection he refused to acknowledge.

For a moment, Lucian’s eyes widened, his shock unmistakable. He was seeing a side of me he hadn’t anticipated, and it unsettled him. For the first time, I felt I had the upper hand, that this connection, this unbreakable thread between us, was something he couldn’t simply ignore. He could try to deny the bond, to keep pushing me away, but we both knew it was a battle he was loging.

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Tanya Gordon

Oh Girl show him he is playing with fire. She has alpha blood so she is powerful in her own right.

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